Legislature will have its work cut out for it in 2009

Sound Off is a public forum. Articles are selected from letters to the editor or may be written specifically for this feature. Today, 23rd District Washington State Rep. Sherry Appleton (D-Poulsbo) an… more

Gas prices quell hope of economic growth in South Kitsap

For years now, “growth management” has seemed to involve efforts to control land use to restrict real estate development in some areas and hope for economic development in others. What happens when t… more

D’oh! We all need to understand our rights

Quick — can you list the five rights named in the First Amendment? If not, you have company. A 2006 survey found that only twenty-five percent of Americans can name more than one. Yet more than hal… more

For better or worse, the readers respond

“In your article about the person in Port Angeles who had received medals and benefits not awarded, it seemed the fellow… more

Did judge give Bainbridge vandals preferential treatment?

In the case of the recent vandalism of Bainbridge Island’s police cars, the crime itself may have been confined to Bainb… more

Supreme Court ends union effort to silence employers

On June 19, the U.S. Supreme Court (by a 7-2 decision) struck down a California law imposing so-called “union neutrality… more

Top-two primary actually limits people’s choices

I have to take issue with state Rep. Judy Warnick’s June 21 Guest Opinion (“Top-two primary best reflects people’s choic… more

Can’t drive 55? Maybe we all should

With gasoline now over $4 a gallon, ethanol losing its appeal as a substitute fuel which would cost more to produce than… more

Cribbage clubbers addicted to fun, competition

They gather together in the Olalla community center, some coming from as far away as Wenatchee and Tacoma. They come, t… more

WEA Supreme Court decision: 1 year later

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